moving through shortly. that could give us a sprinkle. maybe a light shower. let's get to the numbers and we'll take a look at current conditions. reagan national 51 degrees. highs into the mid to upper 50s. 46 at dulles. reporting fog this morning. and 48 degrees at bwi marhsall. local radar not a whole lot happening at the moment. we have rain shower activity developing here well to the west. there's your cold front and again partial sunshine here this morning. cloud up for a time during the middle of the day. and then we should quickly clear out this afternoon. so generally a dry tuesday for you. we will be dealing with this front as it moves through. here's your forecast for today. by noon might be a sprinkle. cooler temperatures moving in along with breezes to 25 miles per hour. that's weather. allison, tony, back up stairs to

you guys. >> tucker, thank you. routines are expected to resume today for some in newtown, connecticut. >> some students and teachers will head back to the classroom as fup raleigh services for the victims continue. what you are seeing there is a live picture outside one funeral home for today aedz services. nicole collins has more on this story. >> reporter: the first funerals for newtown shooting victims were packed and emotional. more are planned throughout the week at least one a day until friday. >> another heart breaking funeral today as 6 year old jessica rakos is laid to rest. she loved horses and her family promised her one of her own. that dream will never come true as well as 19 other children. those who attended funeral services monday for noah and jack pinto are reeling. >> saddest thing i have ever

seen. >> investigators have yet to discover a motive when 20-year-old gunman killed 27 people including his mother. >> we're going to do everything that it takes to ensure that we uncover every bit of evidence. as many interviews as we need to do to paint a clear picture as to how and why this tragedy occurred. >> a friend of lanza's mother was looking for a way to connect with the boy who had -- >> that's why she did it. >> it's unclear if sandy hook elementary will ever open again. officials are yaedy in a nearby empty school for those students. nicole collins, fox news. >> in the meantime, president obama met with the vice president and some members of

the cabinet to begin discussions on ways should respond to the massacre. about 100 people marched on the offices of the national rifle association in downtown. the white house acknowledges changing the gun laws is a complicated business. >> i don't have a specific policy outline and it's important to remember this is about our gun laws and enforcing them but it's also about a broader series of issues. >> president obama will be meeting with mental health professionals and law enforcement to other reforms. >> two high profile makers are changing their stance. virginia senator and west virginia senator are both now speaking out in support of tighter regulation on assault weapons. in the past, warner and mansion have been strong supporters of the nra. >> virginia governor has

announced a statewide plan that will review school safety procedures on a state and local level. schoolleaders will review safety audits to find ways to improve procedure and resources. legislative activity is expected soon. frjs new this morning, the fog is lifting outside this morning and so are speed limits in the district. >> that's right. melanie is live with all the details. good morning, melanie. >> reporter: good morning. this is all related to the city's speed camera program as we well know. there's been a lot of criticism. generated $85 million just in last fiscal year alone. new york avenue the camera is the third most

ticketed. now, the higher speed limits that will begin here is not in where that speed camera is. it is part of mayor gray's comprehensive review. so let's look at where they raised the speet limits. first here on new york avenue eastbound, 45 miles an hour. new york avenue westbound from the maryland line to blade nsburg road. north capitol street from michigan to harewood road 40 to 45. and canal road from chain bridge to foxhall. do have speed camera programs is to make sure before they put a camera in to make sure the speed limits are appropriate for the roadways.

mayor gray says the reassessment of the speed limit shows the changes can be made without compromising safety. also the same for parts of 295 as well. those are the most ticketed locations about a month ago. the city council today is going to be looking at a speed camera changes but there is a problem. a hitch that may change. when you increase speed limits you are going to reduce the revenue and right now the city can't afford the reduction in ticket revenue. >> melanie, thank you. >> the dc council is about to vote on a slew of bills starting at 10:00 this morning. council members will take up unfinished business. lowering those speeding fines. another is campaign finance law. may try again to attach an amendment on

ethics which he tried to do last christmas. allison. >> there are positive signs on a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. speaker of the house john boehner was back at the white house for his second meeting in the last week. and the president made a new offer to republicans that includes a tax rate hike. that's up from $250,000 a year. that level he was seeking. but still far below the million dollar mark the republicans have offered. the white house isn't giving specific but warning law makers they will have to work over the holidays. >> we're going to be coming back the day after christmas to complete work on the fiscal cliff. >> we can't have a situation where deficit reduction is born unduly or primarily by the middle class or seniors or families with children who have disabilities or kids trying to go to school.

>> investors like the counter offer with stock markets around the world rising yesterday. >> our longest serving senator has died. hawaii's daniel inowuye. he saw japanese planes bombing pearl harbor and joined up. he lost his right arm in the war and awarded the medal of honor. served from 1963 until he died yesterday of respiratory complications. >> as america mourns the loss of young children and teachers, many are questioning the horrific crime and want to know more about the gunman. >> we'll have an in depth look at mass murderers and if there are signs someone may commit a terrible crime. a local psychologist will join us to look at youth violence. we'll be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring.

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as a community of newtown, connecticut begins the healing process, help is pouring in. even man's best friend is lending support. 8 golden retrievers are now on the job. a church charity group brought them in to comfort the children who witnessed the massacre on friday. >> something the dogs bring in terms of what it's about that feels very reassuring. >> so unexpected but so sad. we just need to know how to help others. the dogs are part of the comfort dog initiative that started at northern illinois university after a deadly mass shooting in 2008. they travel around the country as needed. >> while adam lanza's motivations may never be known, we have an expert to try to fill

in some of the blanks. psycho therapist and author and researcher. also the author of books how chern become violent and youth violence. if you have a question, if you have a concern these books are available now. thanks for being here. you traveled from the eastern shore to be with us today and we really do appreciate it. we're all trying to understand how something like this could have happened. but you've done years and years of research on this very thing. when you saw this story, what were your feelings? >> my first feelings are always when i see these reports such sadness. it's so terrible these things happen. but my second reaction is anger. i think there are things that we can change in order to prevent at least some of these things from happening in the future. and

that's really been the impitus. how can we keep these things from happening. >> before we go on into this, you've put out an assessment to maybe help a family who is in need. tell us what goes into a personality that might be in trouble? what do we need to look for? >> there appear to be for people who commit murders. so i'm going to stick with that group for now. there appear to be two groups. and one are what we call psycho paths. people who commit very very bad acts and have been in a lot of trouble their whole lives. and you can almost map from childhood very very bad acting out behaviors. they are easy to spot. there's a second group that have become mass murderers as young adults.

and those young people are extremely mentally ill. the problem is they need good mental health services before they get to the point of doing something really awful. >> and sort of like a substory that's coming out is the relationship this young man had with his mom. she is sadly also deceased here. we'll never know what her bonding methods were. but she was the first victim. it was an up close and personal crime. the details we know they are gory to repeat. but shot in the head. what does this tell you? >> what this tells me is there was a tremendous amount of rage and that it had to do with his relationship with his mother and

it probably had to do with him becoming obsessed about something and finally exploding. and all of that rage and frustration in his relationship with her exploded first there and then went out. >> we've seen this at a school and we've seen this time and time again at schools. the list sadly is way too long. columbine, virginia tech. the amish school. what is the psychology behind attacking these innocent victims? these schoolchildren? >> i think that's something we don't exactly know yet. we can suppose that because they are small, they are innocent and because the adult is much larger and the children are much smaller, it's probably a power differential. these acts are generally about power. having power over somebody else.

and unfortunately, it's easy to have power over children. >> is there a profile and we could say it's the young white male. it's not always that case. those being two african american men. is there something though that does link all of these mass murderers together? >> there are a group of what we call risk factors. and the reason why it's been difficult to develop a profile is generally a profile will want all of these people to have the same characteristics. the reality is for this group, there's a group of risk factors. and the more of those that a person has, the more likely they are to act out. but each person has their own combination of risk factors. so they are not the same. they are different for each one. mental illness and not being in treatment and abusing substances is one of the

risk factors. but it might not be a risk factor for every one of them. >> i want to end with this too. a lot has been made of asbergers connection. that is not a personality that shows this violence. this young man happens to also have this form of autism. >> i think it's more the broader category of mental illness. not all mentally ill people are dangerous. but there is a group that have a group of characteristics that make them at risk for dangerousness and that's what i think we already know and make sure those people get mental health services before they act in a violent way. and i think we can do that. >> dr. catherine is an author and youth violence and how

children become violent. thank you for spending time with us trying to make sense of this story. i know. >> our hearts are broken today. to you. thank you very much. >> thank you both. 9:19 now. rumors that the world will end this friday lead to dozens of arrests. plus, a reporter free this morning after he was kidnapped in syria. who richard angle believes took him next. first, thousands of meals are delivered each day thanks to the dc central kitchen. that's where holly is this morning. >> reporter: exactly right. they deliver meals but provide opportunity. they are getting ready to graduate their 90th job training class. someone who benefits from going through that training. and volunteers hard at work this morning, how you can give up your time and/or your money to help the mission as well. all live later on fox 5 morning news. stay with us.  [ singing christmas carols in background ]

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an nbc correspond sxant his crew are free this morning after they were held for five days in syria. richard engel and his team were -- their release came yesterday during a fire fight. him and his crew were not hurt and now out of syria. >> despite the hysteria over the maya n calendar, the world will likely not end on friday. 500 members of a french christian group for spreading rumors the world is ending. the arrests were in 8 provinces and seized leaflets, videos and books. the maya n calendar ends on friday. here's one thing we do know, it's the shortest day of the year. that's because the world is ending. i'm just

kidding. the winter solstace will peak on friday. >> what is the matter with you? >> i'm kidding. the world is not ending. >> holiday caroling should spread cheer. for some people one man's prank may have spread cheer. >> also one more start as rgiii continues to heal. >> not if the world ends, tony. or rgiii's knee not ready to go. is it better to be safe than sorry and keep the ferrari parked in the garage? how about any time this year. injury updates galore when fox morning news continues. first, a holiday message from a service

member overseas. >> hi, my name is robert foster in japan. sending greetings to my sister, my nephew, you'll my friends and family in prince george county maryland. happy holidays. 

santa claus is coming to town. >> i was caroling to you. >> oh, that's nice. >> santa claus is coming to town. >> have fun. >> you are driving away. i can't finish this song . hey, hey. santa cause is coming to town. >> that's nathan barnett.

he's not the best caroller you've ever heard. he might actually be the worst. but he's not let centsing that stop him. he is going around la and singing for people who are driving, walking, almost anywhere. >> is he funny? >> also didn't see the best quality video there. trying to do his part. >> no, he's not. he's trying to be on tv in cities all across the country. >> i'm with allison. >> i wish i had that much time to do that. >> the only video i saw he's slight leah knowing. >> we had video where he's chasing a woman jogging. that can get you tased. trust me, i know. >> bring back the cute puppy

video. i like how tony does the shorthand version of that. let's go to the weather. couple more mild days. highs in the 50s today. up ahead r front. enjoy the mild temperature s today and tomorrow. guess what? we have colder air on the way. old man winter here just in time for the weekend setting us up for a cold christmas early next week. 51 in washington. temperatures starting to jump . 56 already in fredericksburg. 54 in leonard town and holding on to the fog north and west. if you've got any further fog here i promise you lose it shortly. 48 in hagerstown. all of us in the mid 50s. a few of us into the upper 50s later this afternoon. nice andquiet right now, sprinkle or light shower. i don't think we're going to see much of anything measurable. it's close enough it's possible you could encounter a light sprinkle or shower.

you can see partly sunny skies. we'll get a period of cloudiness. and cooler temperatures will arrive later this afternoon. but, we should break back out into sunshine by mid to late afternoon. here's your forecast for today, partly sunny. shower possible. breezy conditions guaranteed for all of us. we'll be gusting to 30. be ready for a gustery afternoon which the temperatures will start to do one of those later this afternoon and tonight. and chilly tonight, 37. winds will lighten up out of the west. clear skies, much cooler and temperatures close to freezing tomorrow morning. there's your accu weather 7 day forecast. tomorrow looks nice with high temperatures in the mid 50s. cloud up on thursday and much colder behind that front. check out your daytime highs this weekend only in the low to mid 40s. by christmas eve next week our high temperature will top

out at 40. coldest air of the month set to arrive here towards the end of the week. that's weather, tony and dave and allison back to you at the desk. >> thank you, tucker. in sports, there is no doubt on the appeal of redskins rookie robert griffin iii. his number 10 jersey is now the top selling nfl jersey in the league. in fact, sales broke the record for a season for anyone player. he is the talk of the league. >> and he didn't even play right now. he has been better than anybody could have anticipated. he's been so good, what i had before you is a press release. from the washington redskins about tickets for playoffs. >> look at that. >> that's when you know it's getting serious. that's what the nats did. >> but they made it. good point, allison.

hopefully they'll be 2 for 2. i didn't know where she was going. >> we could go all the way. >> and maybe this guy will be behind center this week. kirk cousins will look great sunday in his nfl starting debut. second all time history for debuting yards. the rookies have shined. not just rgiii or kirk cousins but alfred morris. the question becomes who plays on sunday? mike shanahan addressed it. >> we're going to play robert when he's 100%. when that ligament is fine and the doctors feel that there's no chance for injury that he can go out there and perform at the level in a game situation without injury, we're going to go with our

starter. >> this is rgiii before the game and two hours before the doctors said you are not ready to go despite how good he looked in the warmups. when you listen closely, we don't know. we do know there's no quarterback controversy. >> if robert is 100% healthy, robert will be out there. no controversy. that's why we've been doing so well lately. >> they are inside that locker room. they are confident can kirk cousins. now he went out there and backed it up and the guys really do believe, this is not just we're going to try to make ourselves believe the other guy can get it done, we know he can. this isn't garbage time at the end of the year. trying to get in those playoffs. >> 38 points. >> ruled out over 400 yards of

offense with the back up quarterback. it's pretty darn good. the players have been validated. i think what we're seeing now -- >> the fans have been validated. >> the fans are excited. when you see this now in december, the games get bigger. get bigger on sunday. it's not a must win per se but one if you are going to get the division, got to get. they play at baltimore. >> in my view seems like it's better right now to play to win the division than hope for a wild card. much harder to get in as a wild card. >> if you win a division game you are going to host a division game. it's a different feel now when you win the division. going to have to go on the road. could be a tough place to play. >> do you think the wizard are going to get to the playoffs? >> i would not get that ticket

ready just yet. 2020. i'm loving the wizard s but love to see john wall play and don't know when he's going to play. that left knee still a big time question mark. he has not talked in the last couple months about this. he addressed the situation and whether or not he'll be back at all this year. >> i'm not thinking like that. hopefully the time i've been taking off has been helping me get healthy. don't want to miss the whole season. but not trying to think that far ahead. >> sadly, we have to. this is the cards you are dealt. if john wall is not going to be there, this doesn't sound like a surgery thing. sounds like a time thing to get the tend onitis done. you can't put a timetable on it. >> hope it's sooner rather than later. >> i'll be curious to see if

rgiii goes this weekend. >> stay with us. we'll be right back .

here's the buzz bin this season's x factor may not be over yet. the show is preparing for a third season. solo artists and groups can submit two minute videos to the x factor usa.com. at least 12 years old. also be in person auditions in five cities beginning in march. country singer carrie underwood is sure to be on nice list as she makes a generous donation. >> she was in des moines iowa on friday. performed for 90 minutes having to end a concert early. she apologized for cutting the show short and as a result would donate her earnings from the concert back to the community.

going the extra step. often it's like sorry. good for you. she seems like a good person. >> it's not too late to lend a hand. holly is taking us to dc central kitchen where they are making thousands of meals each day. and are you tired of the same holiday decorations? we'll have tips from an expert crafter to transform your decor decore. this holiday, share everything. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. shareable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. hurry in for a droid razr m

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welcome back. 9:44. one local organization has used job training, healthy food distribution and small business partnerships to change lives. and as their work continues through the holidays, more about what we can do to help. holly morris has more from the dc central kitchen in northwest.

>> reporter: i would argue if you come and volunteer time here, it will change your life. such a wonderful spirit that really is just tangible in this kitchen each and everyday. it just makes such a huge difference. and you are right, right now a little about the job training program. michael back with me. the ceo. obviously, it's amazing the amount of meals made here. but the difference you make long-term. >> absolutely. tony has been down here and has volunteered. >> tony has been here multiple times. he goes i just love that anthony perkins. so formal. >> so this is the key the job training program. we will never ever, ever feed our way out of hunger. only when we position people to break this cycle of

hunger, homelessness on their own that will succeed in getting to the root causes. >> you guys are amazing. you are always evolve ing. getting ready to graduate your 90th class. you have a new computer lab. >> we do. phenomenal thing in terms of job search and even working in kitchens, you need those skills. we have this beautiful new culinary kitchen that will be just for the students andorking with the kind of equipment they will see on te job. really getting the experience that will allow them to get the job. >> and teaching what they need to do in terms of cooking. >> anger management and conflict resolution. nothing to do with slicing and dicing knives or cooking. it's again, the skills people are going to

need to work with other folks. a lot of our folks spent time in prison. >> we have a perfect example of that. thank you so much. happy holidays to you . always good to see you. >> his name is duane and how are they doing? >> they are doing great. he's keeping them all in line. you are also just such an amazing story. tell me about your background. >> my background grew up in southeast washington. had rough choices out there made. >> and you spent significant time in prison. >> yeah, i spent the last 12 years. came in 92 and came out in 2005. >> so you came here and tell me the transformation that happens just like coming to dc central kitchen for you. >> it happened fast. guys welcome me in . showed me a new light that i didn't see before.

people that went through the same background. things i went through and when i came home tried to apply for different jobs. kind of deadened. these guys gave me a chance. welcomed me with open arms. it's just been great. transition was beautiful. working with the same people that went through the same thing i went through. people from all over the world. >> how much does it mean for you to not have that part of your life define you but be able to look and say i've got a whole life ahead of me? >> right now it's my daughter. she's just like brighten my whole day. so that right there is a clear path for me to stay focused on her up bringing so she don't go through the so thing. >> how old is she? >> she's two years old. >> two years old. what a fun christmas you are going to have with her. >> yes. >> tell me what you are doing

now. >> right now we're doing meals preparing for 5,000 meals across the city right now. preparing lunch for the guys and volunteers are helping us assist us. and after school programs. things like that. >> having this job and having these wonderful tasks you do everyday, how does it make you feel about yourself? >> feels great. i come up in the community have folks that was fortunate and myself was unfortunate. and programs like this is necessary. and to aid and assist like that, these guys know where i work at. i encourage them to come through the program. they ask for assistance. by me being able to help them guys out, that it is possible.

things like that. to point someone else in the same path i did. >> duane, i'm proud of you. you have a wonderful christmas. you enjoy that child. myfoxdc.com is our web site . we have a link to dc central kitchen. so many ways for you to continue to help them on that mission. and making a difference. back to you tony. >> all right. you are with one of my friends. i'm with one of your friends now. christmas is one week away. are you ready to host holiday guests? we're learning how to make fun holiday crafts. we are joined by crafts master robin beam. national chain of ac more stores. good to have you here. >> good to see you. >> so you are telling me even i can make these things. >> you really can. a lot of fun things that are different and it's not too late. >> and not too expensive.

>> exactly. not expensive at all. one is called deco mesh. it's like spoon knowledge good spun knowledgy -- spongy tubing. you just take the three colors and pin it on to a straw wreath. feel it. it's neat. >> does that take a long time to do? >> it will take a little while to do. >> the other thing we have and this is from our store associates made this snowman. it's on styrofoam. you just put a little bit stem or pipe cleaner. look how great. if you do a

snowman, it will go through winter. a lot of fun. you see the way the light hits it. here's a santa hat and so the thing is this is on a cone. you just wrap it around and pin the loops. how much fun would that be for the table. and some other things are simple. this is a wired ribbon. you can repurpose the frame. and everybody's got ribbon and ornaments. you can hang that up on your door. on to a mirror. a lot of things you can do with that. >> do you come up with these on your own? >> i can't. amy is so talented one of our store associates. this is a candy cane holder.

two little wooden wands, painted, wrapped. and this is different. >> you take pride in it. you do it yourself and it's a conversation piece. >> and i always say date it and sign it. this is something i have made. it's on styrofoam blocks. what's change is this would make a wonderful gift. for next year it says treats and thanks. this is something which is wonderful. this is snowflakes that have been made and use a stiffening agent. how nice is this just to put them all on the table. >> and you can hang it on your

tree too. >> yes, you can. and candy. never without the candy. you miss out. >> not today. >> candy melts are so easy to work with. use it in the microwave. use the melter. i love the melt er. you can take this out and clean the colors. these bags are under $2. and you can make a ton of things. the mint twists. this is the mold. you paint in the red color. and then you pour in the white. we are going to have all of these tips at our web site. myfoxdc.com. robin, you are absolutely fantastic. >> turtles? we are going to enjoy. be right back. 

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all right. last hour we gratefully accepted ornaments and decorations from the main street child development center. >> two of the school leaders were here with us and we got to see the kids cheering when their donation was shown. our photographer jason smith stayed behind to find out what some of the youngsters want for christmas this year. >> what do you want for christmas? >> snow. >> you want snow for christmas? >> what do you want for christmas? >> truck. >> what kind of a truck? >> fast truck. >> what do you want for christmas? >> sparkly rainbow tattoos. >> that's great. >> what would you like to have for christmas? >> nothing. >> nothing? okay. >> what do you want for christmas? what did you ask santa for

for christmas? >> a rainbow. >> very nice. >> and what do you want for christmas? >> a bug zapper. >> what kind of bug zapper? >> make bugs red. >> oh, okay. >> what do you want for christmas? >> so cute. love hearing from the kids. >> nice job jason. >> rainbow and sparkly tattoos. >> one asked for snow. >> i heard snow. feeling the pressure. maybe before the new year. how about that. maybe his christmas wish will be granted on christmas day. we'll say when it's going to arrive. >> i'm sure that will make him happy. what's your five day? it's actually 7 day. going to get windy today. cold front coming through. 58